Pops. Dada. Ye old man. Whatever it is that we call fathers these days, the definition now seems to include activities such as: A) Googling “lego nasal extraction”B) Falling asleep five minutes after starting a movieC) Shouting "Mayday!" through a baby monitor (My kids are bigger now, but this really happened) Though the exact [...] Continue Reading
Garlicky Fermented Radishes Recipe (Pickled Radishes)
If you don't love radishes, this recipe just might change your mind! Fermenting radishes takes some of the "bite" out of their flavor, replacing it with a crunchy, salty, slightly sour tang. My kids call them “radish pickles” and have been known to ask for second and third helpings . . . seriously! They make a great addition to salads and [...] Continue Reading
Microplastics: Health Risks & How To Reduce Exposure
When wellness experts advise us to “eat the rainbow” for optimal health, I think we can all agree they mean fruits and vegetables . . . not brightly colored plastic particles that are small enough to infiltrate our lungs, blood, and even cells. Unfortunately, it’s exactly those kinds of particles that have contaminated every part of our planet - [...] Continue Reading
25+ Mother’s Day Gift Ideas for 2023 (That She Will Actually Want)
Most of us want the little things for Mother’s Day, like a 24-hour period in which someone picks up after us, feeds us, and handles all the household chores while we take a nap. Basically we want to be our kids, right? Of course, if someone wants to gift us something a little extra special, too, who are we to argue with that? My mind [...] Continue Reading
How To Improve Heart Rate Variability
Tracking your heart rate variability (HRV) can offer valuable insights into your overall stress resilience, whether a specific wellness practice truly activates your “rest and repair” mode, and how different lifestyle choices impact your overall well-being. It’s far more than a passive metric, though - you can actually improve it! That’s a good [...] Continue Reading
Good Vibrations for Better Focus, Sleep & Relaxation (Apollo Neuro Review)
Tell me if this sounds familiar: Your to-do list just keeps growing, the list of things you’d actually like to be doing is mostly collecting dust, and you’re constantly bombarded with notifications, emotional stressors, physical stressors like artificial blue light and EMFs, and more. Modern life is intense, and research indicates that it’s [...] Continue Reading
What is Heart Rate Variability (HRV) & Why Does It Matter?
If you’re like me, you’ve probably spent most of your life thinking of your heart as a kind of metronome - a muscle that beats at a regular rhythm that adjusts up or down based on activity level. That is, when you think about it at all, which is probably not often. BUT - what if I told you that your heart is not a metronome, and measuring the [...] Continue Reading
35+ Places to Check for Mold In Your Home
On the morning I woke up at 3am with water pouring through a light fixture onto my face, I tossed every sheet, towel and piece of clothing I could find onto the floor to try to mop things up while trying to figure out who to call for help. By 5am, a water restoration team was standing at my door. I offered them coffee and thanked them for coming [...] Continue Reading
